PKS is a commercially supported release of the open source Kubo project that provides a simple way to deploy and operate enterprise-grade Kubernetes. With PKS, you can reliably deploy and run containerized workloads across private and public clouds.

PKS ALWAYS RUNS THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTION OF KUBERNETES

Born out of collaboration between Pivotal, VMware, and Google Cloud, PKS uses the latest stable open source distribution of Kubernetes – with no proprietary extensions.

IT’S A KUBERNETES SOLUTION THAT YOUR OPS TEAM WILL LOVE, TOO

The seamless integration between PKS and VMware vSphere makes it a low-friction path to Kubernetes and cloud-native applications for IT teams with heavy investments in VMware and limited open source skills. It gives Ops manageability, stability, and security while Dev gets the latest Kubernetes.

PKS SUPPORTS CONSTANT COMPATIBILITY WITH GOOGLE CONTAINER ENGINE

PKS ensures constant compatibility with Kubernetes versions that are supported by Google Container Engine (GKE), so developers can use the latest Kubernetes features and tools. And workloads are readily portable between vSphere and GKE.

IT PROVIDES SELF-SERVICE OF KUBERNETES AT SCALE

Built with enterprise containerization in mind, PKS provides developer self-service of Kubernetes at scale. This allows development teams to work in a more agile, empowering environment to accelerate release cycles while easily scaling containers. Once it’s set up, developers can do their thing with little intervention from IT.

YOU GET A KUBERNETES “DIAL TONE” WITHOUT THE BURDEN OF MANAGING IT

PKS gives developers a Kubernetes “dial tone” without the burden of having to configure Kubernetes, provision the underlying infrastructure, or address failures.

CI/CD IS INTEGRATED INTO PKS THROUGH PIVOTAL CLOUD FOUNDRY

PKS works with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) to provide continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) as well as integrated frameworks for application development. PCF is a complete application development platform that automates CI/CD while supplying developer tools and services.

Learn more about PKS and how it supports microservices and cloud-native applications in our latest ebook.